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Fallon Health announced the recent promotion of Annamaria Salisbury to executive director of its Summit ElderCare program.

Summit ElderCare is Fallon’s program of all-inclusive care for the elderly. PACE offers adults older than age 55 and their caregivers an innovative and comprehensive alternative to nursing home care. Ms. Salisbury is responsible for strategic planning, policy advocacy, clinical operations and program growth.

Joining Fallon Health as site director in 2010, Ms. Salisbury oversaw the daily operations of one of Fallon’s Summit ElderCare PACE Centers. She previously was administrative manager for the Department of Medicine at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island in Pawtucket.

Ms. Salisbury has a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Rhode Island and a bachelor’s degree in social work from Rhode Island College.

Milford bariatric surgery center named comprehensive center

Dr. Philip A. Cohen, metabolic and bariatric surgery director at Milford Regional Medical Center, has announced that The Center for Weight Loss Surgery at Milford Regional has been accredited as a Comprehensive Center under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, a joint program of the American College of Surgeons and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. The MBSAQIP Standards ensure that bariatric surgical patients receive a multidisciplinary program, not just a surgical procedure, which improves patient outcomes and long-term success.

To earn the MBSAQIP designation, The Center for Weight Loss Surgery met criteria for staffing, training and facility infrastructure and protocols for care, ensuring its ability to support patients with severe obesity. The center also participates in a national data registry that yields semiannual reports on the quality of its processes and outcomes, identifying opportunities for continuous quality improvement.

Northbridge woman is Beth Israel employee of the year

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham recently recognized Julie Roby, a histotechnologist and laboratory and quality control supervisor, as the hospital’s 2017 Employee of the Year in recognition of her commitment to the hospital, her colleagues and patients.

As a histotechnologist in the lab, Ms. Roby prepares patient tissue samples for analysis and diagnosis. She also took on an expanded dual position last year as the interim director of the lab.

The Employee of the Year selection is based on peer nominations submitted to a committee that evaluates each nomination for consistent demonstration of the hospital’s core values of accountability, compassion, professionalism and respectfulness.

Program on memory loss offered in Worcester

The Alzheimer's Association, Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter will begin a five-week series for people living with mild memory loss and their care partners. “Taking Action: Living Well with Mild Memory Loss,” which begins Jan. 30, will be held at the Alzheimer's Association Worcester Office, 100 North Parkway.

The first hour of each session will include an educational component. The second hour will provide time for care partners and individuals with dementia to connect with their peers in separate groups.

The series is free, but reservations are required. For more information or to register, call (800) 272-3900 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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